Complaints to Council

(1) Any person alleging himself aggrieved by an act of professional misconduct, including any default, committed by an attorney-at-law may make an application supported by an affidavit of the facts of which he complains to the Council to require the attorney to answer such allegations; and the Registrar or any member of the Association may make a like application to the Council in respect of any grave professional misconduct. (2) In any matter or hearing before any court, where the court considers that any act referred to in sub-section (1), has been committed by an attorney-at-law, the court may make or cause the Registrar to make an application to the Council under that sub-section in respect of the attorney. (3) In this sub-section“Court” means the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, a summary jurisdiction court, a district court or any other court which is or may be established by law. 17 (4) If the Council is satisfied that the allegations contained in the affidavit referred to in sub-section (1), disclose a prima facie case of professional misconduct or grave professional misconduct as defined by rules made by the Council under section 18, the Council shall hear the parties and their witnesses and deal with the application made to it in accordance with the rules.